ectopic pregnancy
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- noun
- /ɛkˈtɑpɪk ˈprɛgnənsi/
- Specialized
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embarazo ectópico
- Not to be too detailed, but I've had an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and I've had fertility treatments.
And then yeah, she ended up pregnant and she had an ectopic pregnancy.
- And then yeah, she ended up pregnant and she had an ectopic pregnancy.
- You can't have an ectopic pregnancy even with an IVF embryo transfer, but it's a much lower chance of risk.
Examples
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I had an ectopic pregnancy at age 35, and I am now 36 and pregnant.
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For what it's worth, my grandma had an ectopic pregnancy back in the 1940s.
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I was afraid it might be an ectopic pregnancy.
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I almost died from an ectopic pregnancy six years ago.
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What I read made me wonder about how Catholic hospitals in the U.S. handle ectopic pregnancies.
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My first pregnancy was an ectopic pregnancy lodged in my right tube.
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By definition, an ectopic pregnancy is one where the fetus attaches itself outside of the uterus.
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Allison, you had what's called an ectopic pregnancy and it spontaneously aborted.
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To date, at least 14 studies have documented that 68 to 77 percent of ectopic pregnancies resolve without intervention.
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The doctor confirmed my worries about the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy during the examination.
Synonyms
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A pregnancy where the fertilized egg grows in a Fallopian tube instead of the womb
A pregnancy in which the baby grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy when the baby starts to grow outside the womb, usually in a tube that leads from the womb
A pregnancy when the developing baby grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy in which the embryo grows outside the womb, often in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy in which the fertilised egg attaches and grows outside the uterus
How Normal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'ectopic' means occurring in an abnormal place and 'pregnancy' is having a developing fetus, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a pregnancy located in the wrong place. Although the clinical details (e.g. implantation in a fallopian tube) are specialist, the core meaning 'pregnancy in an abnormal location' is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Ectopic pregnancy literally means 'pregnancy in the wrong place': ectopic means 'out of place' and pregnancy means 'being pregnant'. Imagine a fertilized egg that grows outside the womb, often in a fallopian tube, instead of inside it. That's why ectopic pregnancy means a pregnancy that grows outside the womb and can be dangerous for the mother.